File primarily contains letters from individuals, but also includes copy letters of Edith Simon. Identified correspondents include 'Minty'; Pamela Snowdon, Scottish Society of Women Artists; Theatre Workshop Edinburgh; The Leopold-Hoesch Museum and the Museum Society of Düren; Dr. Dorothea Eimert, Stadt Düren der Stadtdirektor; possibly 'James & Vera'; 'Bob'; possibly 'June'; Geoffrey King, Edinburgh Contemporary Arts Trust; possibly 'Desmond' Flower; 'Julia'; 'Helene & Bob'; Marge and Don Farness; Pat Poggi, Scottish Society of Women Artists; Ian T. Rathjen, The Civil Service Benevolent Fund; Duncan Scott Douglas; possibly G.F.F. Collin; 'Lesley'; possibly 'Nancy' Kerr; 'Helen'; Donald Corson; 'Philip'; Ethel Houston, Balfour & Manson Solicitors; Roy & Brigitta Mitchell; Gareth Wardell; Alastair Fleming, Fitch & Company Design Consultants; Larry Devers, Vorpal Gallery; Hanne Schorp-Pflumm; Igna Beth Heiden; 'William', Triptych; Garry Stewart; Professor Mary Felstiner; Dr. C.W. Fishburne, Edinburgh University Students' Association; possibly 'Judith'; possibly 'Jed & Renee', Quarterly Review of Literature; Ronnie Maclennan, Fitch & Company Design Consultants; 'Jonathan'; 'Gerd'; 'Joan'; Diana Milne, Edinburgh Contemporary Arts Trust; James Allan, Allan & Sons Ltd.; Jennie Speirs; possibly 'Sandy' Nelson; 'Henry & Ruth'; possibly 'Edna'; N. Watson, Brown Brothers Paper Ltd.; Regent's College, London; Scottish Arts Council; Oona Strathern, Arts Review; Mrs. E.A. Mitchelson, Campbell & Arnott Architects; Josephine Williams; Beatrice R. Maier; possibly 'Mary (Thaw) and Philip'; Helen Smailes; Ellen N. Kurtz; 'Clare'; 'Jocelyn & James; Joan Renton, Scottish Arts Club; Inge Goodwin; 'Terry'; possibly 'April' Taylor; Renée Harris, Public Art Development Trust; Rosemary Hannay, Tweeddale Museum; 'Philip'; Robert Breen, Art in Partnership Scotland; Kathleen Tsakas; possibly André Testard; Sabrina Crewe, The Artists' Register; and Fiona Maciver, Scottish Arts Council.

File also contains draft exhibition catalogue texts, lists of works, a student 'zine entitled 'The Code' offering an overview of London for new students [possibly 1960s]; and a letter from Edith Simon to a young artist encouraging his work (Sami Calahoras, 3 February 1986).